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. 1,629,260 May 1927' J. w. CUSTER FLATIRON HANDLE Filed Oct. 28, I926 f Inventor Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED STATES JAMES w. answers, or wnsrnanronnlvmarmnn FLATIRON HANDLE.

Application filed. October 28, 1926. Serial No. 144,751.

'ihisinvention relates to flat irons and has more particular reference to a handle therefor, the primary object of the invention residing in the provision of complementary constructionbetween the base of the iron and. the handle therefor, whereby the handle may be rigidly secured to the base in order that there will be no liability of the same becoming detached therefrom while in use. i i

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the handle may be readily detached from the base while the same being heated, and this by the actuation of means at the outer side of the handle which will not become greatly heated by reason of this position which would otherwise result in the burning of the operators fingers when detaching the handle from the base.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same comprising the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the a :companying drawing, and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in both of the Views:

Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in cross section of a co1nplemen tary constructed sad iron base and handle made in accordance with the present invention, and

Figure 2 is a fragi'neutary detail, vertical section. taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1 and looking inwardly in the direction of the arrows.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, 5 designates an iron base and 6 a removable handle therefor. In carrying out the present invention, l construct the top I side of the base 5 with a V-shaped pocket 7 at the rear side of the center of the base, clearly disclosed in Figure 1, while at the opposite side of said center, the base is formed at its upper face with a socket 8, the bottom of which is inclined as clearly disclosed in Figure 1. Said socket 8 and pocket 7 are in eon'nnunication by reason of a horizontal passage 9 beneath the top sur-- face of the base which top surface above the passage forms a transverse web 10, the rear edge of which overlaps the inner wall of the Vshaped. pocket Z previously olescribed Said handle 6 consists of a relatively U shaped metallic frame 11 anda wooden handle 12, detachably secured between the upper ends of the vertical legsof said frame.

The connecting portion of the frame is in a horizontal plane, and is formed intermediate its ends with a longitudinal slot 13 of a length substantially equivalent to the width of the web 10 and pocket 7 respectively of 55 the base Pivotally secured, within the slot 1.3 adjacent the rear end thereof as at 14, is a dogil5, the lower end-of which projects through said slot and is formed with a forwardly extending locking nose 16 of a length sutlicient to engage beneath the web 10 of the iron base when said dog is swung rearwardly upon its pivot as disclosed in Figure 1, the dog being permitted to swing when the handle is disposed upon the base by reason of said previously described V- shaped pocket 7 formed in the top surface of the base.

At the front end of the slot 13 the connecting portion of the handle frame 11, is 8 enlarged as at 17, The bottom surface of this enlarged portion is tapered. for disposition within the tapered socket 8 of the base 5, said enlarged portion being formed at its bottom and at the end of the slot 13 with 35 a rearwardly extending horizontal lug 18, for engagement within the horizontal passage 9 beneath the adjacent edge of the connecting web 10 of the iron base, thus cooperating with. the locking nose of the dog 15, so as to prevent the detachment of the handle with. respect to said base.

lhreaded through a horizontal. opening in the .rear leg of the handle U-frame 11 is a threaded bolt 19, the outer end. of which is constructed, with a hand wheel. or knob 20. The inner end of this bolt is unthreaded and is loosely arranged through an opening in the 'upper end of the dog 15, while detachably secured to the extreme inner end of this bolt beyond the dog 15 is a head 21, the inner face of which is rounded and is in engagement with said dog as clearly disclosed. in Figure 1. Obviously, by turning r the bolt 19 through the medium of the hand wheel or knob 20 in one direction, the dog will be released to the extent that the dog 15 will swing inwardly upon its pivot and thus release the locking nose 16 from the web 10 of the base, so as to permit the ready detachment of thehandle therefrom. 13y turning the bolt in a reverse direction,

the dog will be caused toswing rearwardly thus forcing. the nose of the dog into engagement with the web for securely locking the handle to the base.

It will thus be seen that I' have provided a highly novel, simple and efficient form of fiat iron and handle therefor that are so complementary constructed as to anticipate the advantages heretofore attributed, and even though I have hereinshown and described said base and handle of a particular construction, it is nevertheless to be under- 'stood that some modifications may be had without affecting the spirit and'scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In a flat iron of. the class described, a base having a pocket and a socket formed inv the top side thereof, said base being further provided with a passage to afford communication between the pocket and the socket, a web extending transversely across said passage, a handle for arrangement upon the base, rigid means upon the handle for engagement within said socket and within the passage and beneath one edge of the web, a dog pivoted to the handle and having a locking, nose for disposition within the pocket and for engagement beneath the opposite edge of the Web for locking the handle to the base, means at the rear of the handle for actuating the dog for moving the same to a looking or unlocking position, said last mentioned means comprising a threaded bolt extending through the rear side portion of the handle, an actuating knob on the outer end of said bolt, the inner end. of the bolt being connected to said dog.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES W. CUSTER. 

